Australian Artists

When the Opera Property is your Property, you never ever know who you are going to meet! It really is one particular of my favourite factors about my Property: I'm generally meeting an individual new! And most of the time, they are definitely inventive and fascinating persons. They could be actors or dancers or musicians or directors or artists - you under no circumstances know who is going to pop up subsequent!

From time to time, I like to pretend to be a magazine reporter, and I interview my good friends. I am going to share these interviews with you right here, so that you can get to know some of my mates, and too come across out about some amazingly talented people today that have come to operate at my Property, the Opera Property!

Travis de Vries has a definitely cool name, and is an amazing dancer! Travis' initial overall performance was when he was 5 and was playing a farmer in a play at college. But he missed his cue simply because he fell asleep on stage! Travis does many operate primarily based on the coaching he received at NAISDA, which is the National Aboriginal Islander Abilities Improvement Association.

SID: Thanks for not falling asleep and missing our interview, Travis! When did you begin performing?

TRAVIS: I've been performing in some capacity for my whole life, but it wasn't till I went to University in Melbourne to study Fine Arts that I created a taste for expressing art on stage at the Festival of The Dreaming. I then quit Uni and went to study at NAISDA Dance School and educated to be a expert dance artist.

SID: What have been your profession highlights?

TRAVIS: On a individual level my highlights would have to be travelling to New York City to dance in The Lincoln Centre (with Bangarra and The AUS Ballet). It was amazing to believe that so numerous other talented people today had stood in the exact same position that I had. It was a awesome encounter and obtaining a standing ovation in New York did not think too poor for the soul.

Profession sensible although my highlights have normally been the amazing people today I've had the pleasure of operating with, throughout my time at Bangarra Dance Theatre I was blessed with the opportunity to operate with Stephen Web page and the group there.

SID: What are you presently operating on?

TRAVIS: Currently I am operating on so numerous points, I've lately taken a complete time job as an arts expert so creatively I am a bit slow. But as normally, I do have a handful of points in the pipeline: A collection of performs on canvas that are vignettes of every day folks undertaking further-ordinary points; a quick solo dance film set in the back alleys of Sydney, and too I'm gradually carving my way into writing what I believe will turn out to be my initial novel.

SID: You sure have many awesome concepts bubbling away! What tips would you give to aspiring artists?

TRAVIS: Make the most of each and every aspect of life. Obtain art in the tiny items and turn them into major factors. Obtain joy, happiness, sadness, discomfort, pleasure - then obtain a way to turn any emotion you have into artistic expression. Do what ever you have to, daily, to be inspired and then hopefully in turn you will be the inspiration for an individual else.

SID: There is normally anything amazing that can give us new tips just about every single day! Do you have a favourite memory from operating at my Property, the Opera Property?

TRAVIS: My very first time in the Opera Residence was as a performer for the DEADLY Awards exactly where I performed on the Concert Hall. Hunting from the stage at the empty seats in the concert hall exactly where I would later hopefully wow a complete Residence of men and women was each a harrowing and uplifting encounter. I will often keep in mind that initial moment in a location that is now like a second Property to me.

I would have to say that Seeking at the Opera Residence from underneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge and watching the sun peek its head over the sails is one particular of the most inspiring sights in Sydney.

SID: Thank you Travis! I cannot wait to see your creations!